Sale reports / Kentucky / Glasgow Livestock Auction / 2024-12-02

Glasgow Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Glasgow, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 2
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2198
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 554▼ 161 vs year ago 597 · −27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 76▼ 76 vs year ago 202 · −37.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 77▼ 12 vs year ago 163 · −7.4%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.94/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.89 against this barn's trailing median of $366.84.
Average price
$244.94
60 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,353
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.60
vs KY average
−38.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551248.011,36752
Medium and Large 2560225.001,2598thin
One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale60 hd
244.94
—
KY average12 barns · 429 hd
245.54
−0.60
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−38.38
This barn, trailing median34 sales
366.84
−121.89
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
422384347309median 366.8403/0204/2707/1309/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.76, low $323.16, median $366.84 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,721147.772,54315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,639124.822,0468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,300123.851,61050
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,052103.241,08750
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080150.751,6282thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,9603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,9228
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,8503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,128$1,6274thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,131$1,6114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,59324
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,5789
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,4502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,087$1,3983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$1,39514
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,3013thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,2997
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)845$1,5472thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)748$1,1342thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,0851thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,0101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,382$2,3013thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)905$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,675$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,8784thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,3751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)863$1,5582thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,4284thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)898$1,2685

Every lot

105 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Market - Glasgow, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3446
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534291.01/cwt290.00–302.001,55424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,54715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628269.36/cwt264.00–275.001,6924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669233.60/cwt230.00–237.001,5634
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6626
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675227.06/cwt225.00–229.001,5332
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7933
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9121
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286290.84/cwt290.00–292.508326
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384262.76/cwt259.00–267.001,00917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,25117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525240.31/cwt235.00–250.001,26212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,37021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571224.17/cwt222.50–225.001,2806
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586244.05/cwt244.00–245.001,43019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2861
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632232.77/cwt230.00–240.001,4717
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664235.22/cwt230.00–242.001,56216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3702187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7186
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726221.32/cwt220.00–223.001,6077
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5404
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7706
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3935168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230280.00/cwt280.00–280.006441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3250225.00/cwt225.00–225.005631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0965
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365272.50/cwt272.50–272.509951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378307.72/cwt297.50–310.001,16317
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,30912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,36216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479261.72/cwt260.00–270.001,25411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528264.55/cwt253.00–276.001,39720
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3587226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3275
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588238.66/cwt234.00–242.501,40311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2596256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,52611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3667217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668234.14/cwt228.00–236.001,56417
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6584
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2764221.69/cwt217.00–224.001,6946
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2824182.96/cwt181.00–185.001,5084
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4161
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7442
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,080150.75/cwt145.00–156.001,6282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,320124.50/cwt124.00–125.001,6432
Bulls——1,777160.29/cwt156.00–164.002,8483
Bulls——1,784148.67/cwt141.00–152.002,65210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86383.63/cwt80.00–88.007227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06696.74/cwt90.00–101.001,03120
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090121.82/cwt120.00–125.001,3287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102111.80/cwt105.00–119.501,23216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278106.95/cwt104.00–108.001,3674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287119.24/cwt110.00–125.001,53524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318131.96/cwt125.50–140.501,73922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500130.78/cwt128.00–133.501,9622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,685122.84/cwt120.00–125.002,0706
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3822,300.72/head1,750.00–3,025.002,3013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,130.49/head1,825.00–2,425.002,1302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2757876.77/head775.00–1,050.008774
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2853887.98/head875.00–900.008882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,449.58/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,301.20/head1,000.00–1,525.001,3013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,578.09/head1,225.00–2,375.001,5789
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,921.56/head1,560.00–2,350.001,9228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,336.30/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,397.81/head1,200.00–1,675.001,3983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,627.33/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,611.41/head1,125.00–1,775.001,6114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,479.92/head1,100.00–1,760.001,48012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,736.22/head1,185.00–2,200.001,73620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,850.38/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27151,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27481,133.78/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1342
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,546.82/head1,150.00–1,875.001,5472
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28901,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28631,557.61/head1,535.00–1,585.001,5582
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,268.11/head1,025.00–1,585.001,2685
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,428.02/head1,250.00–1,635.001,4284

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.